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Societies and clubs at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge

CAMsocs lists 3 student societies and clubs at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, including a boat club, a JCR and a theatre company. The most common areas are Identity, Community & Wellbeing, Sport & Fitness and Theatre, Film & Dance. Each listing links to its sources; nothing here is run by the college.

Identity, Community & Wellbeing1

Sport & Fitness1

Theatre, Film & Dance1

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Formal hall at Gonville & Caius

Yes, as a guest of a Caius student (the college says students often invite friends from other colleges); postgraduates can also come on a Caius MCR formal swap, usually at a Superhall.

Formal nights
Usually six nights a week in term (MCR: every night except Saturday), Second/Formal Hall at 19:20
Guests
Not stated on current college pages; the GCSU (JCR) food page, last updated December 2022, says up to 2 guests per meal
Booking
Host books online (college 'Booking meals online' link goes to Upay; the JCR calls it the Meal Booking System). JCR page (2022): opens about 4 days before, closes 10:00 on the day
Dress
Members of the University, including students from other colleges, must wear gowns at Formal Hall (including Guest Nights) in Full Term; no other dress code for ordinary Formal Hall

The college Hall page (opens in a new tab) says there are two evening sittings, usually on six nights a week: Second, or Formal, Hall is at 19:20, students wear gowns, and there is no other dress code. It does not name the six nights. The Food and drink page (opens in a new tab) says students book through an online system and often invite friends from other colleges, for example for birthdays; it also mentions a twice-termly Superhall. The site-wide 'Booking meals online' link goes to Upay, which needs a login. A Caius host is therefore the documented route; no route for a non-member to book independently is published.

The College Regulations (opens in a new tab), last updated by the College Council on 20 October 2026, require members of the University to wear gowns when dining at Formal Hall, including Guest Nights, during Full Term. This covers students visiting from other colleges.

The GCSU (JCR) food page (opens in a new tab), last updated December 2022, says booking on the Meal Booking System typically opens four days before and closes at 10:00 on the day for dinner; a student can bring up to two guests per meal; up to half a bottle of wine per person may be brought, with corkage unless bought at the College Bar; and diners scan their CamCard on entry. Its guest and corkage prices date from 2022, so no current price is given here; confirm the guest cap with the host.

The MCR dining page (opens in a new tab) says Formal Hall runs every night in term except Saturday, apart from special dinners. MCR Superhalls are twice per Full Term, four courses, MCR-only, black tie and no gowns. The MCR Dining Officers (mcr-dining@cai.cam.ac.uk) organise formal swaps, with visiting postgraduates typically dining at a Superhall; ask your own MCR. For Superhall dress, follow the organiser's instructions.

Practical assessment: frequent sittings give a Caius host many dates to choose from, but bring a gown and confirm the guest cap and deadline with the host. No measured sell-out data.

Checked 7 Nov 2026 against the college’s pages · the college’s own page (opens in a new tab) is the authority; rules change between terms.

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